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By Chuck Williams
Did you know that Red Rock Canyon was We have retained the services of a professional book
known as Fruitland Valley in the early days of the designer and have received a grant from the Las Vegas
1900s? Were you aware that Red Rock Canyon was Centennial Commission that will allow us to
administered by the Fish and Wildlife publish 500 copies of the book titled Seekers,
Service as part of the Desert Saints and Scoundrels - The Colorful Charac-
Game Range and that what is now ters of Red Rock Canyon.
the Rocky Gap Road was State There are 19 chapters covering the period
Highway 85 in the 1950s? of European exploration to current times.
Interested? If so, you will soon get We anticipate publishing the book this
your chance to learn a whole lot more summer. Pricing and pre-publication or-
about this canyon we all love. After dering information will follow as details
three years of work by volunteers of the are known.
Cultural Resource Committee, a compre- All proceeds will go to Friends of Red
hensive history of the canyon will be pub- Rock Canyon to protect and preserve
lished by Friends of Red Rock Canyon. the Canyon for future generations.
(Friends protect… continued from page 7)
Having restrooms close to the petroglyph site is
another opportunity waiting to happen. With hous-
are seeking funding and ing coming up to our doorstep, the concern of over-
enthusiastic volunteers use is always on our minds.
to continue these worth- Find out more about us on our website,
while programs. Our www.friendsofsloan.org
plans also include having
I am a native Floridian who
volunteer-led interpretive moved to the desert in October
hikes and starting a “healthy hikes” program. Healthy 2013. Yes, the dry hot heat is pref-
Hikes will create walking/hiking programs throughout erable to the humidity. I worked
the Sloan Canyon NCA to suit our primary users: sen- many years in non-profit manage-
iors, families and beginners. ment for organizations such as
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foun-
Some of the items on our wish list (and doesn’t eve- Nancy HartGold dation, Make-A-Wish and Starlight
ry Friends group have one?) are to have a Visitor Cen- Children’s Foundation. I am currently “retired” and a
ter or contact station to provide information about the professional volunteer. Don’t tell this to my husband,
area and the proper etiquette when viewing the petro- Mike - he says I need to get a job. My stepson, Skyler, is
an 18-year-old college student living in Florida. I have
glyphs. We are working with the Bureau of Land
four pets, all rescues, that include one dog and three
Management and the City of Henderson regarding the cats. People can immediately tell I have pets as I wear
planning and construction of the long-awaited Visitor black a lot. I enjoy hiking in the area and love seeing the
Center. petroglyphs at all the different sites.
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